THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 • [email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 inside Search for life begins COMMUNITY under Antarctic ice P | 12 • Art expo marks launch of RasGas’ CSR programme P | 4-6

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LAW • Do not hand in During the years the a blank cheque! Landsat programme has • The rules for sick leave been active, its big eye has seen changes on P | 11 Earth regarding water, PLUS... food, forest, urban growth • Comics, Word Puzzles, and glaciers and ice. Crosswords, Hyper Sudoku, Kakuro, TV listings and more P | 2-3 P | 13-15 2 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 COVER STORY Impact of climate Jack A Kaye, associate director for Research change of Science Mission Directorate of Nasa, has travelled to Doha to on Earth share his expertise.

by Isabel Ovalle happening to this planet in relation to temperature and asa, the National precipitation. We are trying Aeronautics to launch a satellite in 2013 and Space to measure soil moisture and NAdministration of we’ll launch another one in the US, puts its experts, tech- 2014 to improve our ability nology and satellites to use for to measure precipitation,” he the evaluation of the impact of added. climate change on Earth. Satellites also measure Among these satellites solar radiation. “If you have is the Landsat programme, data you can begin to make which recently celebrated its connections, look at pollut- 40th anniversary. Since the ants,” added Kaye. Currently launch of the first satellite Nasa has 16 satellite missions in 1972, multispectral digital that are studying the Earth images of the global land sur- and the sun. In addition, the face have been collected and agency has partnerships with archived. European nations and Canada, With the 8th Landsat to be among others. launched in February 2013, “Nasa is blessed with being the programme will continue a science agency that’s in the providing scientific measure- position to develop technology, ments to accurately track build satellites, and fly planes. land surface conditions and We try to work in partnership how they change. with others in the US and These images are collected other space agencies,” contin- at a scale that can differen- ued the Nasa official. tiate natural variation from In due course, the agency human impact. Urban growth aims to “provide tools to help of cities, health and distur- people in a number of cases, bance of forests, recession one of the biggest challenges of the world’s glaciers and is to process all the data, a water supply and productiv- task which becomes a burden ity of agriculture are examples because it’s so much,” he said. of how Landsat can capture Doha’s conference is the and characterize land surface third one with Nasa partici- conditions. pation at the US center. Kaye Jack A Kaye, associate explained that “the climate director for Research of problem is a global problem, Science Mission Directorate there are things that can of Nasa, travelled to Doha to only be studied from space, share his expertise. He said like the thaw in Greenland that “with satellites we have and Antarctica. It’s impos- a pretty good sense of what’s sible to imagine how one going on anywhere in the could do that without satel- world.” lites which make it possible to “We can look at the results address things that otherwise and understand what’s wouldn’t be.” PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 3

Even though climate is an area of political sensitivity, science gives as the rigorous base to make decisions for the future.

Kaye said that “even though also been recorded by satellites. climate is an area of political These rivers spilled over their sensitivity, science gives as the banks at the confluence of the rigorous base to make decisions Wabash and Ohio in early May for the future.” 2011. The flood waters inun- “It’s a great way to train peo- dated homes, businesses, and ple, help them learn about the agricultural fields. world, and about the science. It’s Regarding urban growth, hard sometimes to think about Landsat images reveal how change. One thing we know is certain cities have grown rap- that the earth doesn’t do the idly since 1978. An example is same thing everywhere. If you Tehran, in Iran, that has grown really want to know how the quickly since 1985, causing the Earth as a planet is behaving, loss of numerous green areas. you have to use the satellites,” In a way that the appearance of he concluded. the city from space has changed During the years the Landsat from green to mainly grey. programme has been active, its Landsat has observed as big eye has seen changes on well the shrinking of glaciers Earth regarding water, food, for- in Greenland, Alaska and est, urban growth and glaciers Antarctica. Also on Puncak and ice. In the region, thanks to Jaya, Indonesia there has been satellites NASA has observed a big ice loss, with two gla- how Saudi Arabia has drilled ciers disappearing and three for water over the last 24 years. retreated dramatically. It has tapped hidden reserves of Ultimately, Lansat has seen water to grow wheat and other the world change in the last 40 crops in the Syrian Desert. years. Without blinking the sat- Other changes on Earth have ellite has watched the urbani- to do with deforestation. From zation of Dubai, including the 1975 to 2012 satellites have construction of hundreds of kept record of enormous tracts artificial islands, or the Kuwait of Amazonia forest vanish in oil fires, among other phenom- Rondonia, a state in Western ena. These images are available Brazil. for the world to see and reflect Alterations on Earth that on how Earth is behaving as a affect food supplies, like those in planet and the human influence the Ohio Rivers in the US, have on this behavior. The Peninsula 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 COMMUNITY

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada cutting the ribbon in the company of Dr Ibrahim Ibrahim, Economic Adviser to the Emir, and RasGas Managing Director Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi. RIGHT: Paintings on display. Art expo marks launch of RasGas’ CSR programme asGas Company Limited of directors and executive leadership initiatives such as this exhibition which science as well as employee volunteer (RasGas) officially launched team, in addition to a number of other not only pay tribute to Qatar, but seek and skills transfer initiatives. the Year of Education 2013 senior staff. to preserve the nation’s rich culture “This is our first exhibition at the new RImpressionist Art Exhibition Showcasing 12 unique paintings by and heritage,” said Al Sada. headquarters and we are honoured to by renowned Qatari artist, Ali Al Al Sharif, the collection provides an This exclusive impressionist art reinforce our commitment to local arts Sharif at the company’s headquarters artistic portrayal of traditional edu- exhibition marks the start of the and preservation of local heritage ahead recently. This exhibition marks the cation in Qatar. Set in the 1940s and RasGas CSR’s Year of Education 2013 of Qatar’s national day celebrations. start of the corporate social respon- 1950s, the paintings place specific campaign, which will cover a range of RasGas’ CSR programme is aligned sibility (CSR) programme Year of emphasis on almutawaa and traditional topics related to education including to the Qatar National Vision 2030 and Education 2013 campaign. Islamic teaching methods, which paved art, culture, literature and reading, Qatar National Development strat- The exhibition was officially inau- the way for modern-day education in egy 2011-16,” said RasGas Managing gurated by H E Dr Mohammed bin Qatar. What: Impressionist Art Exhibition Director, Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi. Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy “RasGas continues to demonstrate Where: RasGas headquarters The exhibition will run until Monday, and Industry, Chairman and Managing its long-standing commitment to the When: Till Dec 10, 9am-6pm December 10 and is open to the public Director of Qatar Petroleum and local community. The Company’s CSR Entry free from 9am to 6pm every day. Chairman of RasGas, RasGas’ board programme provides a multitude of The Peninsula

Dukhan Stringrays wins first Pakistan Education Centre Alumni Super Sixes trophy

ukhan Stringrays went away with the win- ning trophy of the first Pakistan Education DCentre Alumni (PEC-A) Super Sixes Tournament last week. The knockout tournament, which was spon- sored by Abdulla Minhas of Future World Real Estate and Khawar Aslam of Rumailah Garage, saw participation from eight crickets teams in Qatar, including one from PEC-A. A large crowd, comprising of many Pakistani families, turned up at the PEC cricket ground to watch the one-day sports event. After the initial matches, the first semi final was played between Pakistan Cricket Academy (PCA) and MIDAS. MIDAS won the toss and elected to bat. The The Dukhan Stringrays team with the trophy. team scored 74 runs at the loss of three wickets in six overs. In return, PCA successfully chased the 16 balls with an outstanding eight sixes and two PCA could not take the heat from the bowlers of total and reached 77 runs for three wickets in 5.3 boundaries. PEC, meanwhile, kept losing wickets their opponents. Assad from PCA scored a fight- overs. Yousef managed to score 34 runs off 11 balls and the team was all out at 60 runs in 5.3 overs. ing 26 off 12 balls but his struggle was short lived with an impressive five sixes. The final match of the thrilling tournament was as Awais from Dukhan Stingrays took a catch in The second semi final was played between team thus played between PCA and Dukhan Stingrays. the deep to end PCA innings at 48 at the end of PEC and Dukhan Stingrays. PEC, however, won PCA won the toss and elected to field and took out fifth over. the toss and elected to field. Dukhan Stingrays all the players of Dukhan Stingrays at 72 runs at Rehmat Khan was declared the player of the scored 100 at four wickets in six overs. Rehmat the end of overs. Ehtisham ul Hassan scored 25 off tournament for his overall performance. Khan from Dukhan Stingrays scored 61 runs off 11 balls with two fours and two sixes. The Peninsula COMMUNITY PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 5

Environment workshop

Participants at a three-day environment workshop to reduce the polluted wastage at the camps of the Armed Forces organised by the Qatar Armed Force in collaboration with the Central Command of the US Air Force, which concluded yesterday. Spanish dancer holds Flamenco workshop

ondness for Flamenco (a genre of Spanish music and dance) in Qatar has grown in Fthe past few years. Flamenco was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco. Flamenco aficionados got together for the first time in 2010 for a work- shop given by Ruben Martin, a bailaor (flamenco dancer) original from Cordoba, in the Spanish region of Andalusia. This dancer lived in Qatar for three years and often returns to give fla- menco workshops with the partici- pation of both men and women. In Doha, especially Europeans and Latin Ruben Martin at his workshop. Americans enjoy Flamenco. Ruben Martin has tapped his feet all over the world, from Dubai to culture to the Middle East and said of Cordoba and at 17 he transferred very own Peña Flamenca that often Zurich, Venice and Taipei. Here in that love for Flamenco is growing in to the Professional Conservatory of gets together to practice. Martin was Qatar, the first week of December the region. Dance of Madrid to extend his stud- part of it from the beginning and soon he taught a class for beginners and At 15 years old he entered the ies. Many experiences followed and gathered many aficionados. experts. He is proud to bring Spanish Professional Conservatory of Dance life brought him to Qatar. Doha has its The Peninsula

The Association of Qatari Falcon- owners has organised a two-day Falcon contest— “Da’o and Al Tala’a” – at Sabkhat Al Zakheera. The contest will conclude tomor- row (December 7). Mohammed Mubarak Ali Al Ma’adeed, Head of the organising committee, said that about 86 free-falcons and 38 Shaheen birds will participate in the contest. 6 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 COMMUNITY

QSL signs deal with Qatar Indian Football Forum Malabar Gold &

he Qatar Stars League Diamonds launches announced their partner- ship with the Qatar Indian special offers TFootball Forum. The part- nership has been revealed ahead of alabar Gold & Diamonds the QIFF’s City Exchange Western has come up with special Union Trophy Football Final which Moffers giving the custom- will take place on Friday, December 7 ers an opportunity to win up to at Al Arabi stadium around the Qatar 100,000 gold coins and up to QR1m Stars League match of Umm Salal vs instant cash refund. The promo- Lekhwiya, kick-off 6.30pm. The move tion which runs until February 3, comes as the ever growing QIFF tour- 2013 will showcase their range of naments have outgrown many of the exclusive designs in gold, diamonds stadia here in Qatar and needed a big- and precious stones from different ger ‘arena’ to accommodate their sup- parts of the world. porters. During the football season it Celebrating this occasion, is difficult to find stadiums available Malabar Gold & Diamonds exhibits

at the weekends to use due to the high Kammutty V P elegant and stylish pieces designed volume of Qatar Stars League matches to flaunt at any occasion or event. and other football tournaments, there- The jewellery group announced fore the QSL and QIFF have joined exciting gifts and offers during forces and together have found the this period. Customers who buy perfect way to entertain and please Qatar Stars League Chief Commercial Officer Abdulrahman Al Dosari (third left) gold and diamonds jewellery worth enthusiastic football fans – a back to with Shamsudheen Olakara (second right), President, Qatar Indian Football Forum QR5,000 or more will get a ‘Scratch back spectacular of football matches (QIFF), after signing an agreement in Doha yesterday. Mohammed Essa, Vice and Win’ coupon for a guaranteed polished off with a fantastic Southern President, QIFF, Abdurahman Hassanar, QIFF, and Shameem, General Secretary, gold coin and an opportunity to win Indian theme day of entertainment for QIFF, are also seen. up to 100 gold coins instantly. On families and fans who come along. every diamond purchase, the cus- The event starts at 4pm and offers League is pleased to announce its new community has one of the largest pop- tomers get a ‘Scratch & Win’ cou- nonstop entertainment, music, dance, partnership with the Qatar Indian ulations here in Qatar and they are pon for a guaranteed cash refund festivals of colour, food and even Football Forum. As a Nation that heavily supporting their local football with a chance to win up to 100 per- famous celebrities from India. And, if believes in health and wellbeing this is tournaments. We are keen to support cent cash back. fans are still looking for more, then crucial, but as a culture that is proud them and form an on-going partner- The group also offers a Zero there are hundreds of football ticket of its’ hospitality we would like to also ship. The agreement will see them Deduction exchange scheme numbers that will be drawn randomly see a bigger mix of people attend some gain access to better football facili- through which customers can throughout the event and the fans in of Qatar’s premier football events. We ties and programmes whilst simul- update their old ornaments to the stadium can claim their prizes. have recently found out that sometimes taneously becoming involved with the exquisite collection of Malabar Two lucky ticket numbers will go expatriates feel shy or a little afraid the QSL. We are looking forward to Gold & Diamonds with zero loss. into the huge weekly QSL prize draw about coming to the QSL matches having our Indian compatriots at the Any 22ct old gold ornaments which consists of two Toyota Cars, because there is a myth that the expe- QSL matches with us to support their can be exchanged with the lat- this week lucky winners will be driv- rience may be so much different from favourite teams and become involved est Malabar Gold & Diamonds ing away in a brand new FJ Cruiser ‘back home’…. Well I can tell you this with various Clubs.” designs by paying only mak- and Corolla. Other prizes include is certainly not the case. Qatar Stars League and Qatar ing charges ensuring they don’t play stations, TVs, I Pads, I Phones, “All of our football matches are Indian Football Forum plans to work lose any value on the rate and Blackberrys, E-Machines and so many open to everyone. We welcome every closely together as the QSL extends its’ weight of gold. All these offers more. Fans must remember that they nationality and supporter, and we even Community Programme and will help are valid at their outlets at Lulu must be in the stadium when their encourage people to come along who to support and provide better football Hypermarket, Gharaffa; Near numbers are called to claim the prizes. are just interested in making friends training and match facilities for the up HBK Signal, Airport road, Doha. Abdulrahman Al Dosari, Chief here in Qatar and are looking for a and coming Indian footballers of the The Peninsula Commercial Officer of Qatar Stars good time. QIFF residing here in Qatar. League today said: “The Qatar Stars “We are overjoyed to see the Indian The Peninsula

Qatar Hair Centre hosts event at the Holiday Villa Hotel Qatar Hair Centre hosted an event at the Holiday Villa Hotel recently for dermalogica skin therapists. They were handed ove their certificates, which ranged from certified to spe- cialists. Managers of Dado’s, Desert Princess, Nara, QHC and skin therapists from Habib’s, Lucia Co (Sheraton Hotel), Snips Salon (Holiday Villa Hotel), and salons and spas offering dermalogica serv- ices, attended the event. After the certificates were handed out, the guests gathered up to celebrate the event by cutting the dermalogica cake. Seen in the picture are the participants at the meet. HEALTH PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 7

Health Tips from DOCTOR Doctor, Dental cleaning hen was the last time you had a den- patient trust tal cleaning? This simple procedure is a major part of an oral health care Wregimen needed to prevent cavities, gum disease and tooth loss brought on by dental disease. beats pain, Prophylaxis can prevent the need for a costly dental treatment, such as a tooth filling or gum disease treat- ment. And you only need to do it twice a year. Dental prophylaxis is essen- stress tial not only for maintaining your teeth, but is also used to treat the early stages of gum disease. Your dentist uses spe- cial tools to remove dental tar- tar, which you can’t do on your doctor-patient rela- assigning patients to one of the of the brain that makes people own. Without regular dental tionship built on trust two types of interview with a aware of pain -- in anticipation of visits, dental tartar can build and empathy has much doctor before undergoing an MRI the shocks and when they actu- up and start to form under the more going on than scan. ally occurred. Dr Amit K Walvekar A gum line. This eventually can merely putting patients at ease In the patient-centred The brain scans revealed Specialist – Dentistry – lead to periodontal disease, -- it helps the brain beat pain approach, doctors addressed any those who had the patient-cen- Periodontics which left untreated, may Healthspring World Clinic and stress. concerns participants had about tred interview showed less activ- cause tooth loss Recent studies have shown the procedure and asked open- ity in the anterior insula when Here are other reasons to that doctors who listen carefully ended questions allowing them to they were looking at a photo of see your dentist for prophylaxis on a regular basis: have happier patients with better talk freely about their jobs. the interviewing doctor than Dental Education -- Your dentist can look for health outcomes, but the under- The other patients were asked when the doctor in the photo teeth that have a larger buildup of dental tartar and lying mechanism was unknown, only specific questions about was unknown. show you areas that need improvement in your oral said Issidoros Sarinopoulos, pro- clinical information such as their Those participants also self- hygiene regimen. fessor of radiology at Michigan medical history and what drugs reported less pain when the pho- Cosmetic Purposes -- Prophylaxis helps remove State University. they were taking. tos showed the known doctor. some stains from your teeth. “This is the first study that As expected, those who had “We need to do more research Health Reasons --Dental health has been linked to has looked at the patient-cen- the patient-focused interview to understand this mechanism,” overall health. Not only can oral problems affect your tered relationship from a neu- reported greater satisfaction and he said. “But this is a good first health, but symptoms of some physical ailments are robiological point of view,” said confidence in their doctor in a step that puts some scientific found in the mouth Sarinopoulos, study co-author, post-interview questionnaire. weight behind the case for It’s recommended that most patients receive prophy- the journal Patient Education The participants then were empathising with patients, get- laxis at a dental office at least every six months, and and Counseling reports. placed in the MRI scanner and ting to know them and building patients with periodontal disease should have it every “It’s important for doctors and given a series of mild electric trust.” three to four months. others who advocate this type of shocks, similar to the discomfort The study was part of a Like any dental procedure, there are some relationship with the patient of having an IV needle inserted, broader effort at Michigan, led things to consider before your dental checkup: to show that there is a biologi- while looking at a photo of a by Robert Smith, professor of 1. You may experience some sensitivity following cal basis,” Sarinopoulos was doctor who they were told was medicine, to establish standards prophylaxis. Plaque and tartar form a shield over teeth, quoted as saying in a Michigan supervising the procedure. for patient-centered health care and their removal will expose teeth to sensitive ele- statement. The scans measured activity and measure its effectiveness. ments for a short time. Proper brushing and flossing The study involved randomly in the anterior insula -- the part IANS will limit plaque and tartar from forming on teeth, making your dental visits a little easier. 2. For patients with heart conditions, your dentist may prescribe antibiotics to be taken prior to the den- Smiley-shaped sensor can detect metabolic problems tal cleaning. Tell your dentist about your medical his- anadian researchers have developed a sen- or Disney princesses. tory, allergies and prescription medications you are sor shaped like a smiley face which could In the case of the sensor, the “eyes” function taking prior to your first appointment. help doctors detect metabolic problems as the working and reference electrodes, and the 3. Most dental plans cover two dental cleanings a Cin patients by attaching it to their skins. “ears” are contacts for a measurement device to year, but be sure you check your dental insurance cov- “We wanted a design that could conceal the connect to, according to a Toronto statement. erage before accepting treatment. If you’re hesitating electrodes,” says Vinci Hung, doctoral can- Hung contributed to the work while in the to make an appointment because you’re paying out- didate in physical & environmental Sciences lab of Joseph Wang, professor at the University of-pocket, consider this: Prophylaxis is a preventive at University of Toronto Scarborough, who of California - San Diego. “It was a wonderful measure that can help prevent tooth decay and other helped create the new sensor. opportunity,” Hung said. She worked directly with dental problems. Without it, many dental conditions “We also wanted to showcase the variety of Wang, who is well-known for his innovations in will go unnoticed and grow out of control designs that can be accom- the field of nanoengineering Dental prophylaxis is probably one of the greatest plished with this fabrica- and is a pioneer in biosensor investments you can make in your dental and overall tion technique,” adds Hung. technology. health. The new tattoo-based By using different sensing solid-contact ion-selective materials, the tattoos can electrode (ISE) is made also be modified to detect using standard screen print- other components of sweat, ing techniques and com- such as sodium, potassium mercially available transfer or magnesium, all of which tattoo paper, the same kind are of potential interest to of paper that usually car- researchers in medicine and ries tattoos of Spiderman cosmetology. IANS 8 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 MOVIE PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 9

HOLLYWOOD NEWS Letterman, BOLLYWOOD NEWS Eddie Murphy, Hollywood’s most Farhan hopes Bhaag Milkha Bhaag overpaid actor Hoffman, will boost athletics ctor Eddie Murphy is Hollywood’s most overpaid actor, according ctor Farhan Akhtar hopes Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a biopic on sprinter to Forbes magazine. Milkha Singh, gives a boost to athletics in the country. A The 51-year-old’s recent films Imagine That, A Thousand Words and A “I do believe that athletics does need a boost in the arm like many Meet Dave were all labelled flops. According to Forbes magazine, for every Zeppelin other sports do. There are a lot of thing we are planning to do through $1 Murphy was paid for his last three movies, they returned an estimated this film, through the message of this film and hopefully that will happen,” average of $2.30, reports contactmusic.com. the 38-year-old said here Tuesday at the Aamby Valley hill city where he His movie Tower Heist, which was released last year, also failed to wow kicked off a skydiving event. audiences and earned just over double its budget of $75m. honoured by Farhan, who spent a lot of time with Milkha Singh to work on his role, One of the comedian-cum-actor’s best loved roles was as wise cracking says the athlete wants the film to inspire young people to win an individual detective Axel Foley in the Beverly Hills Cop film franchise of the late 1980s medal for the country. and he is working on bringing him back. “Milkhaji had said that his biggest dream with this movie is to get more According to the magazine, a movie has to earn twice its production people inspired to enter athletics, more people will get inspired to want to budget in ticket sales, plus the millions spent on marketing, to be considered Obama win an individual medal which really hasn’t happened yet for this country,” a financial success. Farhan said. Actress Katherine Heigl came second in the list of most overpaid stars. “We hope to motivate young people through this film and somehow be Her most recent film One For The Money earned just $37m and cost $40m involved in helping him (Milkha Singh) realise this dream that he has had to make. for 60 years,” he added. Reese Witherspoon, who recently gave birth to her third child, also failed Farhan has built a six-pack for the film, and it is a result of a strict to lure audiences to the cinema this year. Other actors in the list include workout regime. Sandra Bullock and Jack Black. Talking about the preparations for his role, Farhan said: “It does take a lot of hard work, eating correct, make sure you get enough rest because rest actually is as important for your body to look good as is exercising it.” “You need to give up on a lot of things but you know the reason for doing it and the cause for doing it is much larger than all of this and that keeps The Message deemed you going,” he added. Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag also stars greatest hip hop song ever Sonam Kapoor and is slated for release July 12, 2013.

he 1982 hit The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five he said. “I haven’t won that many then Dustin came along — and he just had No hero, heroine in was named the greatest hip hop song of all time on Wednesday, in awards.” to get everything right.” Chapters Tthe first such list by Rolling Stone magazine to celebrate the young During the show, comedian Tina Fey By the end of the night, the Foo but influential music genre. said she grew up watching her mom Fighters, Kid Rock and Lenny Kravitz got d filmmaker Sunil Ibraham is ready to release his new Malayalam The Message, which tops a list of 50 influential hip hop songs, was the laugh at Letterman as he brought on the crowd moving to some of Zeppelin’s film Chapters, which interestingly has as many as 20 characters. first track “to tell, with hip hop’s rhythmic and vocal force, the truth about “an endless parade of weirdos.” hits at the Kennedy Center. AAnd there is no one who plays the lead role. The film gives equal modern inner-city life in America,” Rolling Stone said. “Who was this Dave Letterman Jack Black declared Zeppelin the preference to each character. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, a hip hop collective from the guy?” Fey said. “Was he a brilliant, sub- “greatest rock and roll band of all time.” Nivin Pauly plays a villager, who dreams of a Gulf job and actress Gauthami south Bronx in New York, was formed in 1978 and became one of the pio- tle passive-aggressive parody of a talk “That’s right. Better than the Beatles. essays the character of an engineering student, who struggles to fit among neers of the hip hop genre. show host? Or just some Midwestern Better than the Stones. Even better than the friends in the city. The full list spanned songs ranging from Sugarhill Gang’s 1979 hit Rapper’s goon who was a little bit off? Time has Tenacious D,” he said. “And that’s not Sreenivasan and K P A C Lalitha also have prominent roles in this movie. Delight, which came in at No 2, to Kanye West’s 2004 hit Jesus Walks, which proven that there’s just really no way opinion — that’s fact.” Other cast members include Hemanth, Rejath Menon, Vineeth Kumar, landed at No 32. of knowing.” For the finale, Heart’s Ann Wilson and Dharmajan, Aju Varghese, Riya Saira and Lena. Krish Kaimal is the cin- “It’s a list that would have been a lot harder to do ten or 15 years ago Alec Baldwin offered a Top 10 rea- Nancy Wilson sang Stairway to Heaven, ematographer for Chapters, which will hit theatres soon. because hip hop is so young,” Nathan Brackett, deputy managing editor of sons Letterman was winning the award, accompanied by a full choir and Jason Rolling Stone, said. avid Letterman’s “stupid strings using the wire from a window including the fact that he didn’t leave Bonham, son of the late Zeppelin drum- “We’ve reached the point now where hip hop acts are getting into the human tricks” and Top 10 screen, he quipped, “That worked until late night for a six-month stint in mer John Bonham. (Rock and Roll) Hall Of Fame... it just felt like the right time to give this lists vaulted into the ranks of his parents started wondering how all primetime — a not-so-subtle dig at rival Zeppelin front man Robert Plant and Madhuri Dixit launches own app the real Rolling Stone treatment.” cultural acclaim as the late- the mosquitoes were getting in.” Jay Leno. his bandmates John Paul Jones and Jimmy The list of 50 songs was compiled by a 33-panel of members comprising D night comedian received this year’s The president thanked the members Jimmy Kimmel, who will soon com- Page seemed moved by the show. fter launching a personal website, Bollywood’s dancing diva Madhuri Rolling Stone editors and hip hop experts. They included musician Ahmir Kennedy Center Honors with rock band of Led Zeppelin for behaving themselves pete head-to-head with Letterman on Meryl Streep first introduced the hon- Dixit has taken a new step to get closer to her fans through a mobile “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots, who Brackett described as “an incred- Led Zeppelin, an actor, a ballerina and at the White House given their history ABC, said he fell in love with Letterman ourees on Saturday as they received the Aapplication. ible encyclopedia” of both old and new hip hop knowledge. a bluesman. of “hotel rooms trashed and mayhem early in life and even had a “Late Night” award medallions during a formal din- The application, available on all iOS devices, complements her official Stars from New York, Hollywood all around.” cake on his 16th birthday. ner at the US State Department hosted web page www.madhuridixit-nene.com. and the music world joined President Obama noted Letterman’s humble For Buddy Guy, singers Bonnie Raitt, by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham “People carry a phone Barack Obama at the White House on beginnings as an Indianapolis weath- Tracy Chapman and others got most Clinton. with them all the time, Sunday night to salute the honourees, erman who once reported the city was of the crowd on its feet singing Guy’s Clinton said ballerina Makarova “risked so an app (application) whose ranks also include actor Dustin being pelted by hail ‘the size of canned signature Sweet Home Chicago. everything to have the freedom to dance is a wonderful device to Hoffman, Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy hams.’” Morgan Freeman hailed Guy as a pio- the way she wanted to dance” when she stay connected with fans and ballerina Natalia Makarova. “It’s one of the highlights of his neer who helped bridge soul and rock and defected from the Soviet Union in 1970. in their time and space,” The honours are the nation’s high- career,” he said. roll. Makarova made her debut with the the 45-year-old said in a est award for those who influenced All kidding aside, Obama described all “When you hear the blues, you really American Ballet Theatre and later was statement. American culture through the arts. of the honourees as artists who “inspired don’t think of it as black or white or yellow the first exiled artist to return to the The application, currently The recipients were later saluted by fel- us to see things in a new way, to hear or purple or blue,” Freeman said. “Buddy Soviet Union before its fall to dance with available on all iOS devices low performers at the Kennedy Center things differently, to discover something Guy, your blue brought us together.” the Kirov Ballet. Clinton also took spe- (iPhone, iPad, and iPod), Opera House in a show to be broadcast within us or to appreciate how much Robert De Niro saluted Hoffman, say- cial note of Letterman, saying he must be will connect Madhuri’s fans on December 26 on CBS. beauty there is in the world.” ing he had changed acting, never took any wondering what he’s doing in a crowd of to her pictures, videos and Obama drew laughs from his guests “It’s that unique power that makes shortcuts and was brave enough to be a talented artists and musicians. exclusive content on beauty, when he described the honourees as the arts so important,” he added. perfectionist. “Dave and I have a history,” she said. fashion and dance. “some extraordinary people who have Later on the red carpet, Letterman “Before Dustin burst on the scene, it “I have been a guest on his show several It will soon also be avail- no business being on the same stage said he was thrilled by the recognition was pretty much OK for movie stars to times, and if you include references to my able on Android phones. together.” and to visit Obama at the White House. show up, read their lines and, if the direc- pant suits, I’m on at least once a week.” Noting that Guy made his first guitar “It supersedes everything, honestly,” tor insisted, act a little,” De Niro said. “But AP 10 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 HOSPITALITY

Rotana unveils new mobile app

otana, the leading hos- pitality management company in the Middle REast and Africa, has launched a brand new mobile app that enables browsing and booking on the go, catering to the rapidly expanding number of guests using smartphones to explore available hospitality options. The Rotana Mobile App allows potential guests instant access to 44 operating Rotana hotels across 26 cities in the Middle East and Africa. Guests can browse through information on available accom- modation, dining, entertainment and recreation options as well as meetings and events, in addition How to make the perfect: to being able to make real time bookings. The new app also allows poten- tial guests the ability to “click to call” a live customer service agent Oatmeal via voice or video, over WiFi or 3G, making Rotana the first hotel management in the Middle East to pilot video-enabled customer service through a mobile app. by L V Anderson be nearly creamy enough, and you’ll be Cage. Fresh fruit seems nice in the- Guests can also access a range of hungry again an hour and a half later. ory, but raw fruit on top of cooked other convenience-boosting serv- teel-cut oats completely miss If you make it with only milk, you’ll oatmeal is the culinary equivalent of ices such as pre-arrival arrange- the point of oatmeal. For one have to watch it like a hawk to prevent fingernails on a blackboard; I would ments, concierge services, express thing, they take forever to the dairy from sticking, burning and/ not wish the disconcerting mouth- check-out and the ability to view Scook. I would be willing to or forming an icky skin. Lactose intol- feel of cold, crunchy strawberries on bills on the go. overlook this inconvenience if the final erance and veganism are no excuses top of warm, smooth oatmeal on my “With the new Rotana App, result were stick-to-your-ribs spectac- for using only water: Non-dairy milks, worst enemy. The solution is to cook we’ve used technology to push ular. It is not. The final result is usually especially almond milk, are great in the fruit, and bring it to roughly the our business boundaries, to ensure a bunch of chewy little grain nubbins oatmeal. same temperature and texture as innovation and efficiency across suspended in a hot, viscous liquid. It is And then there is the question of the porridge. Among their myriad each of our hotels and destina- not soft, it is not creamy, and it is not toppings. There is nothing wrong, other useful properties, apples are tions, and meet the evolving needs comforting. exactly, with a pat of butter and a perfect for sautéing and serving on of our guests,” said Samir Abi To find those qualities — the defining trickle of maple syrup, but, despite top of oatmeal. Use cooking apples if Frem, Corporate Vice President ones for good oatmeal — you need rolled the richness of each of these top- you want firm, distinct slices; eating - Information Technology. oats. These are slightly less nutritious, pings, this combination feels as anti- apples if you don’t mind them disin- The app is currently available in but far more pleasant to eat for break- climactic as four and a half minutes tegrated. (The kind in the picture English and French and is com- fast. Some brief background: Steel-cut of silence from John (or Nicolas) above are Empires.) patible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone oats are hulled oats (aka oat groats) 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch that have been very minimally proc- (3rd, 4th and 5th generation) and essed (ie, cut into pieces). Like brown iPad. The app is optimized for rice and other whole grains, they are Oatmeal With Sautéed Apples iPhone 5 and requires iOS 5.1 soft- lovely in pilafs and salads. Rolled oats ware or later. An Android version are groats that have been flattened, Yield: 2 or 3 servings until tender and lightly browned, of the app is due to be launched by steamed and toasted, a process that Time: 15 minutes about 10 minutes. the end of the year. makes them more shelf-stable and Meanwhile, put the oats, milk, and much quicker to cook. (Rolled oats take Ingredients cinnamon in a medium pot with a 5 to 10 minutes, steel-cut oats more 2 tablespoons unsalted butter pinch of salt and 1 1/2 cups water. like 30.) Unfortunately, many oat proc- 4 medium apples, thinly sliced Bring to a boil over medium-high essors take this a step or two too far: Salt heat, then reduce the heat to low quick and instant oats are rolled oats 1 1/2 cups rolled oats and cook, stirring occasionally, until that have been pulverised to the point 1 1/2 cups milk the oats are tender and the mixture that mushiness is inevitable. But the 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon is creamy and thick, 5 to 7 minutes. sweet spot — those rolled oats labelled 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Turn off the heat, and stir in the old-fashioned or thick rolled — is truly 2 tablespoons brown sugar, plus vanilla. sweet: These oats end up tender and more for serving When the apples are tender, thick, and there’s just enough sturdi- add the 2 tablespoons brown sugar ness in each one to prevent the por- Method and stir just until it melts, about 1 ridge from dissolving into sludge. Put the butter in a large skillet minute. Serve the oatmeal topped It needs some help, though. Oatmeal over medium-high heat. When it with the apples and additional brown should always be cooked in approxi- melts, add the apples and a pinch of sugar, if you like. mately equal parts water and milk. If salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, WP-Bloomberg you make it with only water, it won’t LAW PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 11

Do not hand in a blank cheque! The rules A recent decision for sick of Qatar’s Court leave

What is the period of annual of Cassation vacation? Your annual paid vacation is as raises significant follows: - Three weeks if your service implications for period is less than five years - Four weeks if your service period is five years or more drawers of ‘blank’ - Your vacation in relation to the annual fraction is counted cheques in Qatar. according to the period you have spent in service, e.g. if it is six Background to the case months up to your vacation date, The plaintiff, who received a blank you can take half of the vacation cheque from the defendant, filled in beforehand if you wish. the cheque for the amount of QR4m and presented the cheque at a bank, Is it possible to postpone your where it was returned unpaid on the vacation to next year? basis that there were insufficient funds - Your employer will decide in the defendant’s account. your annual vacation date accord- ing to the work situation; he can The case at First Instance also split your vacation (with your In 2007, the Plaintiff filed a civil consent) provided the split sec- case with the Court of First Instance tion of the vacation would not in Qatar; seeking payment of the exceed two weeks. amount, on the basis that the defend- - According to your written ant’s cheque was not honoured and Ruling of the Court of Appeal his pleadings; and request, your employer can post- thus constituted a ‘bad cheque’. The Later in 2008, the defendant brought (iv) The public prosecutor, having pone half of your vacation to next defendant refuted the plaintiff’s claim, the decision of the Court of First considered the formal complaint lodged year, and transfer it to your next arguing that while he had signed a Instance before the Court of Appeal. by the defendant, did not consider entitlement for a vacation. ‘blank’ cheque, it had not been his But nonetheless, in a judgment deliv- that the plaintiff’s actions in this case - Relinquishment of your right intention to pay the amount of QR4m ered in 2010, the court affirmed the amounted to criminal behaviour, such to annual leave is invalid. to the Plaintiff. finding of the court of first instance. that would leave the latter vulnerable - You may be paid leave allow- In 2008, the Court of First Instance to prosecution. ance equal to you wages during a accepted the plaintiff’s argument and Judgment of the Court of In the light of the foregoing, the vacation you didn’t have for rea- rendered a judgment awarding the Cassation Court of Cassation upheld the judg- son or another. claimant the full amount of his claim, In June 2010, the defendant lodged ment of the Court of Appeal and - If your contract is terminated being QR4m, on the basis that the a further appeal with the Court of rejected the defendant’s appeal. before your annual vacation is cheque was ’bad’. Cassation, seeking to nullify the valid- due, you you’re entitled to a pay- ity of the impugned cheque on two Comment ment equal to your wages for that fronts: This judgment has significant impli- vacation. (i) The payment amount endorsed cations for the day to day transactional on the blank cheque by the plaintiff banking practice of all individuals When should your annual leave did not reflect the debt actually owed drawing cheques on banks in Qatar. It pay be paid? by the defendant to the plaintiff; and would appear that in considering the Your employer is obliged to pay (ii) The plaintiff’s endorsement of merits of this case, the Qatari courts you before commencement of your the cheque for an incorrect amount were not concerned with the amount vacation. constituted a fraudulent act, in respect (if any) of the debt actually owed by of which the defendant had lodged a the defendant to the plaintiff, instead What are the rules for sick formal complaint with the police in choosing to treat the completion of a leave? Qatar. blank cheque as being akin to the des- - You’re only entitled to a sick ignation to the beneficiary of a Power leave three months after date of The Court of Cassation’s Decision of Attorney, to endorse the cheque with employment. The Court of Cassation rejected the an amount of his choosing. While this - You need to provide a medical defendant’s appeal on the following reasoning aligns with that followed by certificate from a doctor approved grounds: the courts in some other countries in by your employer to obtain the (i) In principle, a cheque is a pay- the region, such as the UAE and Egypt, right to a sick leave. ment instrument, and any party who it is vastly different to the approach - You receive full payment if wishes to argue otherwise should prove taken in jurisdictions such as Syria sick leave is not more than two his claim and support it with evidence; and Lebanon, where filling in a blank weeks (ii) By endorsing a blank cheque cheque with an amount other than that - If your sick leave is more than with his signature and handing it over due and owing to the payee would con- two weeks, you receive half of your to the beneficiary, the drawer of the stitute criminal activity. salary for another four weeks cheque has effectively granted the ben- - If the sick leave is more than eficiary unqualified authority to fill in Please note: the period stated above, the leave the amount; Al Tamimi & Company did not pro- will be without payment until you (iii) In this instance, the defend- vide legal representation to any of the report back to work, resign, or ant had given the blank cheque to the parties in the course of this litigation. terminate your service for medi- plaintiff beneficiary without any com- Reproduced from Qatar cal reasons. pulsion and absent duress, a fact which Briefings, published by The Peninsula the defendant did not seek to refute in Al Tamimi & Company 12 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 TECHNOLOGY Search for life begins under Antarctic ice by Ian Sample Hunt for life under Antarctic ice ritish scientists flew into   Antarctica at the weekend to begin an extraordinary search   for life in a stretch of water   B the size of Lake Windermere buried under three kilometres of solid ice. The researchers join a team of engi- neers who have set up camp on the West Antarctic ice sheet, where the December sun shines night and day, and temperatures plunge far below freezing. In the coming days, the team will use  a sterile hot water drill to bore down to the subglacial Lake Ellsworth and retrieve samples of water and sedi- ments that may have been isolated 1 from the rest of the world for a mil- lion years. Should life be found lurking in the depths of the lake, it will have evolved in isolation for at least 100,000 years, but probably much longer. Scientists want to know first whether life can endure such harsh environments. If it 1 2 can, the next question is how. The answers will further our under- standing of life on Earth, and inform searches for life elsewhere in the solar system, such as in the ice-capped ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa. 2 “Extreme environments tell you what constraints there are on life,” said Mike Bentley, a geologist on the team at Durham University. “If we 3 3 find a particular set of environments     where life can’t exist, that creates some    bookends: it tells you about the limits    ! " of life.”     # Lake Ellsworth is one of more than 360 subglacial lakes in Antarctica that formed when gentle heat from the planet’s interior melted the base of an overlying glacier. On Earth, less  " $  "  "    hospitable environments are hard to    %     imagine. Any organisms that live here are cut off from the air above, and “It’s pretty exciting to have to do probes that stand nearly six metres tall “Once we’ve started drilling we must contend with subzero conditions, all your science first time within a and weigh 400kg. The first samples are can’t stop, or the pipes will freeze and few nutrients, complete darkness, and 24-hour or so window with no chance expected on 18 December. The team that’s that. We have to go to a 24-hour intense pressure. of a second go,” said Dr Matt Mowlem, has two designs of corer to grab sedi- shift pattern for a week and a half to The search for life is only part of the who developed submersible technol- ments from the lake bed. two weeks, and no matter what the motivation to probe Lake Ellsworth. ogy for the project at the National Speaking by phone from a small tent weather does, we have to keep going,” Through studies of sediment cores Oceanography Centre in Southampton. in Antarctica, Chris Hill, a British he said. drawn up from the lake bed, scientists The scientists will collect water sam- Antarctic Survey engineer who is All the equipment has been tested, hope to learn when the overlying gla- ples from various depths of the lake, managing the programme, told the but no amount of field trials in cier waxed and waned, and how the which is 150 metres deep, by lowering Guardian about the harsh conditions Britain can fully replicate the condi- local environment changed over time. and the weeks ahead. tions the team will face in Antarctica. The team will spend this week pre- “It’s bloody cold. When “Everything we are doing is new,” said paring for a three-day drilling opera- we wake up in the morn- Hill. “We’re drilling deeper than any- tion, due to start on December 12. To ing, the insides of the tents one has drilled with hot water, we’re bore into the lake, engineers made a are around -15 or -20C. drilling cleaner than anybody has ever 3.4km-long hose that is strong enough Today it’s -25C outside and drilled before, and we’re launching two to bear its own weight and a nozzle there’s no wind. It gets right instruments that are custom-devel- on the end. The hose is supplied with through to your bones,” he oped and designed for the job. What ultraclean water heated to 90C, which said. keeps me awake at night? Everything.” blasts out of the nozzle and melts its The team will spend six The team will remain in Antarctica way through the ice sheet. weeks on the ice. The focus until January, and spend the festive Once the team have broken through of the camp is a tent that season at work on the ice. Bleak and to the lake they will have 24 hours to houses the kitchen, dining challenging as the project is, those who sterilise the entrance to the hole with area and office facilities, had to stay behind are still envious of intense ultraviolet light, and lower Supplies are unloaded at the camp around which are a handful their colleagues. “They are going to equipment into the water to collect all above the subglacial lake. of smaller tents for sleeping have a pretty cold Christmas, but I’d the samples they need before the hole in. In a blizzard, visibility love to be there,” said Mowlem. refreezes again. drops to about five metres. The Guardian COMICS PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 13

Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne

ALEXANDER SEVERUS, ANTONIUS PIUS, AUGUSTUS, CALIGULA, CARACALLA, CLAUDIUS, COMMODUS, DOMITIAN, GALBA, HADRIAN, HELIOGABALUS, JULIUS CAESAR, LUCIUS VERUS, MACRINUS, MARCUS AURELIUS, NERO, NERVA, OTHO, PERTINAX, TIBERIUS, TITUS FLAVIUS, TRAJAN, VESPASIAN, VITELLIUS.

Zits Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Blondie Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun Hoy en la Historia

December 6, 2011 Elio di Rupo became Prime Minister of Belgium after 541 days of negotiations, the longest in history. He is the first Walloon to hold the post in 38 years 1774: Austria became the first nation to establish a state education system, when Johann von Felbiger's Slylock Bob Weber Educational Statute came into effect 1896: Ira Gershwin, composer of some of the best loved songs of the 20th century, was born 1921: The Irish Free State was set up as Ireland’s 26 southern counties gained independence from Britain 1998: Hugo Chavez was elected President of Venezuela Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS 14 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 39 Sound after “Lower … 2 Dutch chess 32 Christmas order 47 Billet-doux recipients CROSS WORD 1 Navajo terrain lower … that’s it!” grandmaster Max 33 Alter ___ amicus 48 Some bump producers 12345 6789 101112 6 Chicken ___ 40 Noted entertainer with 3 First N.B.A. player 34 Follow 49 Computer that a whistle to light the Olympic 36 It rolls across fields pioneered in 13 14 15 16 10 Pack member, for short? 41 Site of a religious cauldron 37 Gorgon, e.g. CD-ROMs retreat 4 Caution 50 Onetime Moore 17 18 13 Top 38 Business that’s always co-star 14 What going 100 might 42 Oaf 5 French nuns cutting back? 19 20 21 43 Sneeze cause 6 Liberal arts dept. 42 Disinclined 52 Longtime Yankee result in moniker 46 Salad bar offering 7 Midway, e.g. 44 Put on 22 23 24 17 “You ___ one” 54 Nocturnal bear 45 Like some doughnuts 18 1980s-’90s hip-hop 49 Writer about a bear 8 Fratricide victim of 55 No ___ (store sign) 25 26 27 show co-hosted by 51 “Julie & Julia” co-star myth and eyes 46 Makings of a model, 57 Rhinology expert, for Fab 5 Freddy 53 Amass 9 “Meet the ___” short 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 maybe 19 Ingurgitate 56 “Bad for bacteria” (major-league fight song) EMMA HOBO AHAND 35 36 37 38 21 Delectable brand 10 Bye lines? SA I L ALEC VOI CE 22 Joins 58 Setting for the 1996 SINGINGTELEGRAM 39 40 41 24 Food item whose documentary “When 11 Data We Were Kings” 12 Artist’s supply AN I ON AWAY SPAS name means YEARNS ENESCO 42 43 44 45 “pounded” 59 “Funny People” actor 15 Line at a water fountain, maybe TEEHEE STORMS 46 47 48 49 50 25 “Patton” setting 60 “Pietà or Revolution by SHU RE I NS ORTON Night” artist 16 Burned out 27 Relieve MAR I E ANTO I NE T T E 51 52 53 54 55 28 They often accompany 61 Jerk 20 Échecs piece ELENA SHIRE ETE discoveries 62 Zip 23 Modern-day pointer 56 57 58 ESCARP ELATER 29 Congregation, 63 “L’Amateur 25 Part of a bar order ASSA I L NORMAL 59 60 metaphorically d’estampes” painter 26 “Dream on!” MCML PR I M OR I B I 32 Org. studying viruses DOWN 27 King, e.g.: Abbr. ALEUT IANISLANDS 61 62 63 35 Be daring 1 Subjunctive, e.g. 30 Like ’40s boppers NURMI TESH TAUT 31 Colossal, to Coleridge NEAPS ESTE ALLS

HYPER SUDOKU How to play Kakuro: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 15

Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2D) SHOWING AT CITY CENTER – 2.00 & 5.15pm

4:00 Al Jazeera 1 Face to Face (2D) – 8.30pm 1600 Uefa World Champions 5:00 NEWSHOUR League Bayern 6:00 News GULF Munich V Bate 6:30 Fault Lines Khiladi 420 (2D) – 11.00pm CINEMA Borisov 7:00 News 1800 English Sports 7:30 The Stream News 8:00 News Short News Khiladi 420 (2D) – 2.00 & 8.00pm 1815 8:30 Programme 9:00 Al Jazeera 2 1830 The Serie A Correspondent Show 10:00 News Face to Face (2D) – 5.15 & 11.30pm 1900 Total Italian 10:30 Inside Story Football 11:00 News 1930 Magazine Tba 11:30 The Stream The Whistle Blower (Thriller) – 2000 Europa League 12:00 News 2.30pm Udinese V 12:30 People & 1 Liverpool Power Tottenham V 13:00 NEWSHOUR Face to Face (Malayalam) Panathinaikos 14:00 News – 5.00, 8.00 & 11.00pm 0130 Total Italian 14:30 Inside Story Football 15:00 Witness 0200 Coppa Italia 16:00 NEWSHOUR So Undercover (2D) (Comedy) – 2.30 & 4.30pm Cagliari V 17:00 News Pescara 17:30 The Stream 0345 Transworld 18:00 NEWSHOUR Killing Them Softly (2D) 2 (Drama) – 6.30pm MALL CINEMA 10:05 Dirty Money Anna Karenina (2D) 10:10 Too Cute! How It’s Made – 8.15 & 11.00pm 10:55 11:05 Wild France 13:15 Mythbusters 12:55 Gator Boys 14:10 Border Security 14:15 Bondi Vet Rise of the Guardians (3D) 14:35 Dirty Money 15:40 Wild France – 3.00pm 15:05 Auction Kings 16:35 Going Ape 17:20 Hillbilly 18:25 Bondi Vet Handfishin’ 18:50 Bondi Vet Mr. & Mrs. Ewyes (Arabic) 18:15 Mythbusters 3 (2D) – 5.00 & 9.15pm 19:20 Cats 101 19:40 How It’s Made 20:15 Monkey Life 20:05 Border Security 20:40 Bondi Vet 20:35 Dirty Money Universal Soldier 4 (3D) 21:10 Call Of The (3D) – 7.00 & 11.15pm 21:00 Auction Kings Wildman 21:30 American Guns 21:35 Going Ape 22:25 Cook County 22:05 Wild France So Undercover (2D) (Comedy) – 2.30 & 4.30pm

Killing Them Softly (2D) 1 (Drama) – 6.30pm 09:00 China Circus 05:00 Madonna: Truth 10:00 China Circus Or Dare 11:00 Sea Patrol 06:55 A Girl To Kill Universal Soldier 4 (3D) (3D) – 8.30 & 11.00pm 12:00 Situation For Critical 08:25 Bound For 13:00 Predator CSI Glory ROYAL Rise Of The Guardians (Animation) 14:00 Hooked 10:50 Mr. Wonderful PLAZA – 3.00 & 5.00pm 15:00 Big, Bigger, 12:30 Mgm’s Big 2 Biggest Screen 16:00 Ancient 17:00 12:45 Viva Maria Mr. & Mrs. Ewyes (Arabic) Is It Real? S3 14:40 Rockula (2D) – 7.00, 9.00 & 11.15pm (1 hour) 16:10 Driving Me 18:00 Is It Real? S3 Crazy The Whistle Blower (Drama) – 2.30, 7.00 & 11.30 3 Anna Karenina (2D) 13:15 Courage The – 4.30 & 9.00pm Cowardly Dog 13:25 Where The 14:05 Batman: The Spies Are-PG Brave And The 15:15 Gaby-PG So Undercover (2D) Bold 16:50 Private Lives – 2.30, 4.30 & 6.30pm (Comedy) 14:30 Young Justice Of...-FAM 1 14:55 Codename: 18:35 The Shoes Of Kids Next Door The Fisherman- Anna Karenina (2D) – 8.30 & 11.00pm 15:45 Ben 10: Alien FAM Force 21:05 The V.I.P.S-FAM 16:10 Ben 10: Alien 23:00 The Outrage Rise Of The Guardians Force (3D/Animation) – 3.00, 5.00 & 7.00pm LANDMARK 2 Killing Them Softly (2D) (Drama) – 9.00 & 11.30pm 14:30 Yogi Bear-FAM 12:00 Best In Show- 16:00 Chronicles Of Mr. & Mrs. Ewyes (Arabic) PG15 Narnia: Voyage (2D) – 2.30, 4.45 & 9.15pm 14:00 Cheaper By The Of The Dawn 3 Dozen 2-PG Treader-PG 16:00 Desperately 18:00 Marco Macaco- Universal Soldier 4 (3D) Seeking Santa- 20:00 Spy Kids: All (3D) – 7.00 & 11.15pm PG15 The Time In The 18:00 Snow Day-PG World-PG 16 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 POTPOURRI

Scientists develop Today in Qatar pineapple tasting A summary of MEDIA SCAN issues of the day like coconut discussed by the Yan Pei-Ming Qatari community “Painting the history” ustralian researchers are in the media. When: 9am-8pm, Till Jan 12, 2013 working on a new breed of Friday 3pm to 9pm Apineapple -- one that is not WHERE: QMA Gallery, Bldg 10 only sweet and juicy but which has WHAT: Curated by Francesco Bonami, this the added tropical taste of coconut. exhibition profiles three types of history- In what is thought to be a world makers and highlights the power of painting first, the Department of Agriculture as a medium for recording historical events. in Queensland state is in the final Free entry stages of developing the new vari- • Qatari citizens happy after announcement payments and questions about who is to ety of the fruit, to be known as the of building of new, free wedding halls. blame, the SEC, Ministry of Finance or Tea with Nefertiti AusFestival pineapple. schools. When: Till March 31, 2013; 11am-6pm “Taste tests tell us that AusFestival • Questions about the reason behind disap- WHERE: Mathaf: Arab Museum of is a winner -- it has this lovely coconut pearance of Qatari and Saudi chicken from • Action needed to stop the phenomenon Modern Art flavour, which you won’t find in any the market even as a discussion on food of music being played on loudspeakers in WHAT: Offer a critical perspective on how other pineapple in Australia,” horti- security is going on. cars. to perceive an artwork, particularly in and culturalist Garth Senewski told the from the Arab world. ABC in comments aired Wednesday. • People appreciate officials, who com- • People thank Qtel for blocking annoying Free entry “It’s sweet, low acid, very juicy.” municate with community members international calls on cellphones. Senewski, who could not be reached through Twitter to share their concerns, Forever Now for comment, said the researchers did answer questions and consider their • Complaints about smokers in cars throwing When: Till March 31, 2013; 11am-6pm not initially intend to create a pine- recommendations. cigarette butts at other vehicles or in the WHERE: Mathaf: Arab Museum of apple that tasted like coconut. streets, and calls for traffic regulations to Modern Art “When we’re doing the breeding, • Discussion on medical errors commit- stop this. WHAT: Forever Now proposes new we’re not actually looking for a coco- ted in Hamad Hospital, and reactions readings based on the works of five artists nut-flavoured pineapple or any other to interview conducted by Dr Yousuf Al • Discussions on the decision taken by the from Mathaf’s permanent collection. This particular flavour,” he said. Maslamani on popular radio programme SEC to stop school picnics. exhibition unpacks new narratives that “We’re looking for a nice flavoured ‘Watanee Al Habeeb Sabah Al Khair’ on posit a unique understanding of five diverse pineapple. We’re looking for a variety same issue. • After the decision to allow commercial artists: Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jewad Selim, that is sweet, low acid and aromatic.” outlets at fuels stations, there are more Saliba Douaihy, Salim Al–Dabbagh and The Department of Agriculture • Complaints about delay in school voucher crowds and disorder . Ahmed Cherkaoui. confirmed the development but said Free entry it will be two years before the first trees are planted commercially. AFP Art of Travel WHEN: Till Feb 11, 2013 (Sun, Mon, Wed: 10:30-5:30; Tue: closed; Thu, Sat: 12noon-8pm; Fri: 2pm-8pm) IN by Jonathan Nackstrand WHERE: Al Riwaq Hall next to the FOCUS Museum of Islamic Art WHAT: A watercolour album dated 1590 was commissioned by Bartholomäus Schachman, mayor of Gdansk in 1604. It documents what he saw during his travels through the Ottoman Empire in 1588-89, depicting costumes and people, scenes of everyday life, festivals and ceremonies. The pages of the album are on display along with related artworks and documents providing visitors with a fascinating and vivid view back in time to the 16th century. Entry: Children Free, adults QR:25

Record of Images in Algerian Film Exhibition WHEN: 15 Dec 2012 10am-10pm WHERE: Katara Art Center, Bldg 5 WHAT: Posters have long been a visual tool of politics. In the world of cinema this medium is the still representation of a series of plans, plots, moving images, scripts and protagonists. This exhibition explores the relationship between selected posters of key films that made Algerian film history and stills from the films themselves, framing the aesthetics of its socio-political context that has evolved through the years to form a thriving independent cinema that has demarcated itself in the region. Entry: Free

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